Wall tile attachment



Aug. 15, 1933. A. w. NELSON WALL TILE ATTACHMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 8. 1951 Aug. 15, 1933. w NELSON 1,922,214

WALL TILE 'ATTACHMENT Filed Oct. 8, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fine/7121a ZZX/Ylson -tile;-

i -Fig. 8 isa similar :view or a hottom internal:

Patented AuglIS, 1933 v V 1,922,214 t W TILE ATTACHMENT Andrew W. Nelson, Terre Haute, Indl, assignor to (iolumbian Enameling & Stamping (10.,

Terre Haute, Inch,

a Corporation of Indiana np'plieationoctober @1931. Serial No. 587,651

*6 Claims. (01. 139-585) V My invention relates to wall tileattachment and more particularly to theprovision ofmeans whereby metal tile cancbe properly provided with corners to; make a .smoothrounded corner forthelvertical corners of a room in which the tileisused.v a

It is: the principal purpose of this invention to provide an improved metal tile corner construction by means-of whichthe corners may be closed by specialcornertiling that makes a smooth joint. with the usual walltile.

.lwwillpdescribe the preferredlform of my in vention by reference to the accompanying drawings wherein-w y -Fig. l is aperspective showing a protruding proved cornertilenof this invention; Fig; 2 is asimilar View illustrating the; inter nalcorner construction; 3 l Fig, 3 is asection substantially on the line 3-.-3 of'Fig. l 5

or external corner which iswcovered by the im- Fig. 4. is a section isubstantially on the line +5 fF -J; 1;. i s a Figh5 is a perspective iew. of a base corner Fig. 6 is a, perspective View ofzan intermeche a t; 5 I

Fig. Hillustrates the top internal corner tile in perspective.

cornertile; and, v

Fig. 9 ajsection substantially .on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8. I t t Beierring now in. detail to the c'irawings, it is to heunderstood that the tile referredto herein preferably aremadeg of sheet metal enamelgto.

provide a smooth outer surface whichfcan be readily cleaned andkept ingeod conditionfl Ow;

ing to the fact that the enamelis easily chipped considerable care is necessary in mounting these tiles, and itfis essential that proper provision beprovided to prevent the, formation of sharp exposed corners as they would naturally be most quickly injuredfinvthe normal-lite ofiatile. [The "corner tile inthe present invention can readily be appued n conjunction with the wall tile to make asmooth-fitting tile wall leaving no .exposedsharp corners. I y i Referringn to Figs. ,,1 andQZ, the backwall -10 has what '1 term aclip board llfsecured thereto "i any Suitable manner as by .na'iling and this clipboard carriesrowsgot clipsl l z which; clips are adapted to engage the fiangesjlii and leasablyholdthe me in place." In order'to ob out leaving an exposed edge or an opening.

7 above the tile.

full depth of the tile wall.

14, for examplezof a flatwajlltile so as to re tain good smooth joints, it is necessary that the tile be flanged on all four edges, and of ,1 course, "when the cornerisreaohed, difficulty is encountered in making the corners match with- Before describingithe method of overcoming this difiiculty, I wishto point out the manner in which the top and bottom tile of the wallsections 'fitin with the floor and the vertical wall The tile floor is made to join smoothly with the Wall tile Iby curving the wall tile outwardly as shown at 16 and providing a depending flange 17 which is substantially the depth necessaryto apply the floor tile. Now in connection with the top or cap tile, this tile is preferably turned in. s

i as shown at 18 and then provided with the depending' flange or shoulder 19 which is spaced from the plane of the main portion of the tile a distance such that it will engage the rough plaster at 20. against which the wall board .or

clip board II is'secured. The smooth or finish.-

mg plaster at 2i,therefore, extends a-trifie over the shoulder. or the tile so as tomake a good fitting jointat this. point. Y 7 h i In order to illustrate the mannersof covering an external corner, I will referto Figs. 1, 3, ,5, and 6 illustrating this. structure.

.Thebottom' corner tile 22, the intermediate tile 23, and thetopftile 24 are the three shapes necessary for this construction. In addition an extramounting strip or clip. must be pro'yided for the corner;

This clipis illustrated in sectionrat 25 and is preferably nailed to the abutting clip boards ll, as illustrated, these-boards of course being fastened soi-that the corners can not Open 1 sprea limehtasaythat "the usual size in which the clip: hoardis made is in :blocks 28 inches wide and 44.

inches high alfifhml h t ese di e io s may mm, 9

The mounting strip 25 may from thefloor :ut tanear t tap o heme til r b x small v bro ken sections if desired. Preferably, however, it is made of a single strip running the V The corner tile itself has thehowed portion curved to" substantially .a quadrant of a circle and then has thetf langes N27 and 28 atthe side edges turned inwardly toward each other at an angle of 190 degrefi i, and these side flanges engage the flanges 29 and '30 of the mounting 813 119 25. The bottom ofthe base corner piece 22 is' spread out as indicated at3l and 32 so as to have substantially the same curvature as the portion 16 of the adjacentbasewal-l tile. 'Ihus a wall boards 11.

smooth corner is effected at the base. The top of the base tile 22 has a smaller flange 33 turned in upon which the tile 23 may rest. This flange 33 must necessarily be of less depth than the side flanges 2'7 and 28 in order to pass over the corner to be covered, and also the ends at 34 and 35 must terminate short or the flanges 2'7 and 23 preferably just such a distance as to receive the flanges 29 and 39 upon the mounting strip.

Any necessary number or" intermediate tile 23 can be provided depending upon the height of the wall tile and the length of the intermediate corner tile elements.

The corner tile are assembled by sliding them over the retaining flanges on the mounting strip. v

Cap corner tile 24 is exactly the same as the intermediate tile 23 with the exception that the sides are curved in indicated at 36 and 3'? so that they come together at right angles, their flanges 2'7 and 28 being joined so as to form a smooth surface to be'abutted by the side flanges on the cap wall tile.

Now with respect to the internal corners such as shown in 2 and 4 and 7 to 9,.the curve in the corner tile must nowbe inward as illustrated at 38 on Fig. 4. The mounting strip 39 fits tightly in the corner between the wall boards 11 and is nailed thereto in a suitable manner.

Like corner strip 25, this strip may also be 6.1--

vided into sections but preferably it is made in one piece for the height of the tile wall. With this corner piece, however, the edges 40 and 41 instead of being bent at right angles are merely raised to provide a slot between them and the The corner tile are then pro vided with the shoulders at 42 and 43 for abutting the side edges of the adjacent wall tile and,

are again turned to form the flanges 44 and 45 which slide beneath the raised portions 40 and 41 to anchor the corner tile in place.

The bottom tile 46, as shown most clearly by Figs. 2, 4, and 8, has the side edges 42. and 43 running right down to the tipoi the outwardly bent portion 47 but the flanges 44 and 45 terminate at the top of the outwardly bent portion 47 as otherwise they could not slide behind the strip for interlocking purposes.

The intermediate tile and the top portion of the bottom tile 46 are preferably flanged in the same manner at the ends as are the external corner tile as indicated at 33 leaving merely enough space between the securing flanges 44 and 45 on the end flange for the edges 40 and 41.

The cap corner tile 'foran internal corner is shown in perspective at 48' in Fig. '7, and the external appearance is illustrated more clearly in Fig. 2. The side flanges .44 and 45 are again terminated short ofthe cap portions 49, but

shoulders 42' and 43 continue right up to the cap 49 which has the downturned flange 50 abutting against the wall proper.

Thus it will be seen that these tile can be applied in substantially the same manner as a smooth unbroken joint with suitable bearing surfaces provided to abut against the flanges of the adjacent wall tile and with no sharp edges left exposed to become chipped or broken. 7

From the above description, it is believed that the construction and advantages of this device will be clear to those skilled in this art.

Having thus described one form of my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A corner structure for mounting sheet metal, wall tile at the meeting of two walls comprising a securing strip anchored to both the walls adjacent the corner thereby tying the walls together and having side flanges standing out from said walls and directed angularly away from each other, and corner tile members having side flanges directed angularly toward each other slidably receiving the side flanges of said strip therebetween said tile members having end flanges at their abutting ends which end flanges terminate short of the side flanges thereon providing passage for the side flanges of the securing member between the end flanges and side flangeof a tile member.

2. A corner structure for mounting sheet metal wall tile at the meeting of two walls comprising a securing strip anchored to both the walls adjacent the corner thereby tying the walls together and having side flanges standing out from said walls and directed angularly away from each other, and corner tile members having side flanges directed angularly toward each.

flanges at their abutting ends which end flanges.

terminate short or" the side flanges thereon providing passage for the side flanges of the securing memberbetween the end flanges and side flange of atile member, said tile members having longitudinal shoulders disposed substantially at right angles to said side flanges for abutting adjacent wall tile.

3. A corner structure for mounting sheet metal wall tile at the meeting of'two walls comprising a securing strip anchored to both the walls adjacent the corner thereby tying the walls together and having side flanges standing out from said walls and directed angularly away from each other, and corner tile members having side flanges directed angularly toward each other slidably receiving the side flanges of said strip therebetween said tile members having end flanges at their abutting ends which end flanges terminate short of the side flanges thereon providing passagefor the side flanges of the securing member between the end flanges and side flange of a tile-member, the top tile member having its upper end curved inwardly over the top of the securing member and tapering to a point at the wall corner.

"'4. A" corner structure for mounting sheet metal wall tile at the meeting of two walls comprising a securing strip anchored to both the walls adjacent the corner thereby tying the walls together and having side flanges standing out from said walls and directed angularly away from each other, and corner tile members having side flanges directed angularly toward each other slidably receiving the side flanges of said strip therebetween said tile members having end flanges at their abutting ends which end flanges terminate short of the side flanges thereon rodescribed with the external corner 'tile making p 5. A' corner structure for mounting sheet metal wall tile at the meeting of two walls com- '1.

( walls adjacent the corner thereby tying the Walls prising a securing strip anchored to both the together and having side flanges standing out from said walls and directed angularly away from each other, and corner tile members having side flanges directed angularly toward each other slidably receiving the side flanges of said strip therebetween said tile members having end flanges at their abutting ends which end flanges terminate short of the side flangesthereon providing passage for the side flanges at the securing member between the end flanges and side flange of a tile member; said tile members having longitudinal shoulders disposed substantially at right angles to said side flanges for abutting adjacent wall tile,'the bottom tile having its lower end and the shoulders thereon curved outwardly away from the wall with the shoulders converging toward the end.

6. A corner structure for mounting sheet metal Wall tile at the meeting of two walls comprising a securing strip anchored to both the walls adjacent the corner thereby tying the walls together and having side flanges standing out from said walls and directed angularly away bers having longitudinal shoulders disposed substantially at right angles to said side flanges for abutting adjacent wall tile, the side flanges on the top and bottom tile terminating short of the top'and bottom ends respectively thereof.

ANDREW W. NELSON. 

